144. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has been in receipt of funding from the HSE since 2008, with the first allocation amounting to €32,068, and the same allocation of funding from the HSE has been ongoing for the past 17 years; the additional steps which are required to secure enhanced support for their vital wo…
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145. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify the elements of the recently announced core funding changes & employment regulation order in relation to the childcare sector; and the percentage of core funding announced which will be ringfenced for wage increases focusing on the level of training and experience. [57546/25]
146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify whether holes in funding have been identified in the community childcare sector as a result of the recently announced employment regulation order and the new round of core funding; if she will confirm if core funding will cover the entirety of the enforced wage increases across all community childcare settings; and, i…
147. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the building blocks scheme will re-open for applications; and if funding will be available for the construction of new premises under the scheme. [57555/25]
148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one occupational therapy appointments with Cavan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57584/25]
149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one speech and language appointments with Cavan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57585/25]
150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one physiotherapy appointments with Cavan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57586/25]
151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one therapy appointments for disciplines other than occupational therapy, speech & language or physiotherapy with Cavan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57587/25]
152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one occupational therapy appointments with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57588/25]
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one speech and language appointments with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57589/25]
154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one physiotherapy appointments with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57590/25]
155. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one therapy appointments for disciplines other than occupational therapy, speech & language or physiotherapy with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57591/25]
156. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of legal actions initiated against her Department in respect of the Disability Act in each year since 2020 to date in 2025; the numbers in which a settlement was reached; the numbers in which cases are ongoing, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57593/25]
157. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total expenditure within her Department in each year since 2020 to date in 2025, on legal costs associated with cases taken in respect of the Disability Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57594/25]
158. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total expenditure within her Department in each year since 2020 to date in 2025, on settlements associated with cases taken in respect of the Disability Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57595/25]
159. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish a report (details supplied) on the review of processes linked to publicly funded early learning childcare schemes; if she will provide a summary of the report findings to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57613/25]
160. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57618/25]
161. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an appointment for an autism diagnosis for a child (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57636/25]
162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if they will advise on a transport issue for a person with disabilities (details supplied) with a view to providing support in getting them to daily services which are invaluable to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57643/25]
163. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57651/25]
164. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time on an assessment of need in Cavan and Monaghan. [57714/25]
673. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) and their request to meet to discuss the issues in detail. [57045/25]
674. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child (details supplied) and allow for the necessary care and interventions to be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56534/25]
675. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the terms of AIM funding to facilitate appropriate backpay for retention of relevant qualified staff following the successful receipt of advanced levels of AIM support; if she will review the possibility of reimbursing a service provider for additional costs incurred due to exceptional circumstances and delays in s…
676. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time to decision in AIM funding applications, by funding level, for each year 2021-2025 to date, in tabular form. [56591/25]